Yaroslav II of Vladimir - Marriages and Children

Marriages and Children

Yaroslav married his first wife c. 1205. She was a daughter of Yuri Kondakovich, Khan of the Cumans. Her people belonged to the Kipchaks, a confederation of pastoralists and warriors of Turkic origin.

In 1214, Yaroslav married his second wife Rostislava Mstislavna. She was a daughter of Mstislav the Bold and another Cuman princess. Her maternal grandfather was Kotian Khan. They were divorced in 1216.

In 1218, Yaroslav married his third wife Fedosia Igorevna of Ryazan. She was a daughter of Igor Glebovich and Agrafena of Kiev. Her father was the second son of Gleb Rostislavich, Prince Prince of Ryazan (d. 1178) and Euphrosyne of Pereyaslavl. Her mother was a daughter of Rostislav I of Kiev. They had at least twelve children:

  • Fyodor Yaroslavich (Winter, 1219 – 5 June 1233). Betrothed to Euphrosyne Mikhailovna of Chernigov. She was a daughter of Michael of Chernigov and Maria Romanovna of Galicia and Volynia. Fyodor died the day before his marriage date.
  • Alexander Nevsky (30 May 1220 – 14 November 1263).
  • Andrei II of Vladimir (c. 1222–1264).
  • Mikhail Khorobrit, Prince of Moscow. Took control of Vladimir and proclaimed himself its Prince in 1248. Killed while facing a Lithuanian invasion.
  • Daniil Yaroslavich (d. 1256).
  • Yaroslav of Tver (d. 9 September 1271).
  • Konstantin Yaroslavich, Prince of Galich and Dmitrov.
  • Maria Yaroslavna (born 1240).
  • Vasily of Kostroma (1241–1276).
  • Afanasy Yaroslavich.
  • Eudoxia Yaroslavna.
  • Iuliana Yaroslavna.

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